Hullo Teri
You have not heard from me for quite some time as we have been at our holiday home in the South of France for much of the summer where we did not have broadband....... that is until yesterday, Wednesday, when we got into the 21st. century and eventually we came on line.
I notice that you are into Daphne du Maurier books such as The Kings General, and Frenchman's Creek as well as Jamaica Inn and all are set in Cornwall. One 'scene' in The Kings General I seem to recall from my reading of the book many years ago was set in Saltash!! The book is set during the English Civil War and, at the time, it was not unknown for executions to take place in the square at the back of St. Nicholas' Church that still stands just off Fore Street. I understand that there was a special piece of land just outside the churchyard of St. Stephens by Saltash church that was unconsecrated ground where villains and other unsavoury characters were buried. In the early 20th. century when the churchyard was reaching capacity the churchyard was extended and actually embraced this land that originally was considered for people of ill repute but by then there would have been no trace of anyone buried there.
Daphne du Maurier lived in a house called Menabilly if my memory serves me correct and that is quite close to Tywardreath shown on your map. The settings for her books really do describe the Cornish landscape extremely well for those that live in more distant parts of the world and are not so familiar with the countryside.
Best wishes
Bill Matthews
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